Who is eligible to compete in America250’s America’s Startup competition?
Answer
Undergraduate students
Undergraduate students are eligible to compete in America250’s America’s Startup competition.
America’s Startup is a national collegiate competition created to spotlight early-stage business ideas. It focuses on students developing concepts that could contribute to the United States’ economic, technological, or social future.
The competition is different from America’s Field Trip, which is aimed at students in grades 3–12 and asks for creative reflections on what America means to them. America’s Startup instead belongs to America250’s innovation and entrepreneurship programming.
Its connection to the Semiquincentennial is forward-looking. While many anniversary activities examine the past 250 years, this competition asks students to imagine products, services, and ventures that could shape the country’s next era.